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Greenlawn Hall Demolition, Spring 2015

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Titan of the week: Celia Roeder

By: LESLIE LESTINSKY Staff Writer @lesliewritenow What is the most interesting thing you learned during your time with The Preface? This year in particular, I learned leadership is a lot of fun but it also means you need be able to pick up the slack and be able to do everyone’s job. I learned how […]

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This is farewell

By: CECELIA ROEDER Editor-in-Chief @cici_roeder I can’t believe my time at the Preface and at IU South Bend is drawing to a close. It doesn’t feel real. It feels exciting and bittersweet at the same time. It’s been a crazy four years of hard work and self-discovery, and I’m so incredibly thankful for my time […]

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Flyleaf and beyond:

Talking music, faith, veganism and more with guitarist Sameer Bhattacharya By: CECELIA ROEDER Editor-in-Chief @Cici_roeder On Feb. 20, alternative metal band Flyleaf performed to a full house at Club Fever in downtown South Bend. Flyleaf came to South Bend via the SnoCore tour, an annual winter tour featuring alternative and metal artists. They shared the […]

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New school year brings farewells and new faces to IU South Bend staff and faculty

By: CECELIA ROEDER @Cici_roeder Editor-in-chief Summer is always a time of change in the academic world as teachers, professors and staff often find new employment and positions. IU South Bend has been no exception, and has both gained and lost several positions within the past few months. IUSB Registrar Jeff Johnston is leaving his position […]

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Theater department gears up for “Kiss Me Kate”

By CECELIA ROEDER Design Editor It’s that time in the spring semester when some students start to dial out of focus, distracted with thoughts of warmer weather and summer break. The theater department, however, is beginning to dial it in, preparing for their last performance of the season. In early April the theater department will […]

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IU South Bend affected by ordered cuts for 2014-2015 school year

By CECELIA ROEDER Design Editor In the current American economic situation, budget cuts and scaling back are common topics. One major budget cut will affect not only IU South Bend, but all Indiana public schools of higher learning. In December 2013, Republican Governor Mike Pence ordered universities to cut their state spending by 2 percent. […]

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Facebook now offers more gender options for users

By: CECELIA ROEDER Design Editor For 10 years, Facebook users had two options when it came to selecting their gender: male and female. However, Facebook announced Feb. 13 that U.S. users now have the option of a “new custom gender option to help you better express your own identity on Facebook.” Facebook explained in a […]

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Fight against proposed marriage ban comes to IU South Bend campus

By: CECELIA ROEDER Design Editor Gay marriage and related legislature have dominated the headlines recently, with judges in Utah and Oklahoma recently striking down laws prohibiting same-sex marriages. In Virginia, the state attorney general recently dropped support for the current ban on same-sex marriage, saying “I cannot and will not defend a law that violates […]

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“Men’s bathrooms are disgusting”

S. Bear Bergman speaks about gender issues for the Gloria Kaufman Memorial Lecture By CECELIA ROEDER Design Editor Ten years ago, when S. Bear Bergman came to South Bend, he was “met by protestors.” “It was at this other university, and I can’t seem to remember the name either,” he said, to loud laugher from […]